Schedule
Friday, March 26 2010
| 10:00 — 10:30 | Introduction of Co-Chairs and Opening Remarks: Michael Ignatieff |
| Dominique Anglade, Strategic Management Consultant Hon. Mauril Bélanger, Member of Parliament Dr. Martha Piper, former President, University of British Columbia Online moderator: Randy Boissonnault, President, Xennex Inc. |
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| 10:30 – 11:30 | Setting the Context: Today to 2017 |
| Three presenters will frame the broad dynamics defining the public policy landscape between now and 2017. | |
| World perspective: The Evolving Global Reality Marie Bernard Meunier, Former Canadian Ambassador to the Netherlands and Germany |
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| Emerging Pressures and Approaches in Social Policy Sherri Torjman,Vice-President, Caledon Institute of Social Policy |
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| Canada’s Post-Recession Fiscal and Economic Policy Pressures Pierre Fortin, Professor of Economics, Université du Québec à Montréal |
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CHALLENGE 1 Jobs Today and Tomorrow: The Productive Society in 2017
Canada’s sluggish productivity growth has long been an academic talking point. But few would dispute the need for concrete and constant gains in innovation, learning and workforce adaptation. What are the obstacles that must be overcome? Where are the successes that can be replicated and amplified? And what should be the role of the federal government in pursuing tomorrow’s prosperity for all Canadians?
| 11:30 – 12:00 | The Workers of Today and Tomorrow: Meeting the Challenges of Diversity, Demographics and Community | |
| With an aging population, and concerns about both unemployment AND labour shortages, where will the workforce growth of tomorrow come from? If new Canadians and young Aboriginal Canadians are part of the answer, what will they need to succeed? In short, will Canada’s workforce be ready for 2017?
Presented by Dr. Rick Miner, President Emeritus, Seneca College |
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| 12:00 – 1:00 | Lunch | |
| 1:00 — 1:30 | Keynote Address: The Challenge of Our Century | |
| Sheryl WuDunn, Co-Author, Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide
Throughout much of the world, the greatest unexploited economic resource is the female half of the population. Unleashing that potential is not only the right thing to do, it is also the best strategy for fighting poverty. In Half the Sky, Sheryl WuDunn, with co-author, husband and fellow Pulitzer Prize winner Nicholas Kristof,depicts a world with anger, sadness, clarity and, ultimately, hope. |
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| 1:45 – 3:15 | Learning as a National Priority | |
| If excellence in learning and higher education are essential for the jobs of tomorrow, what should Canada be doing about it? | ||
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| Yves Thomas Dorval, President, Conseil du patronat du Québec | ||
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Carolyn Acker, Founder, Pathways to Education Canada Lloyd Axworthy, President & Vice-Chancellor, The University of Winnipeg André Bazergui, President & General Manager, CRIAQ |
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| 3:45 – 5:15 | Canadian Innovation: Generating and Leveraging Success | |
| How will Canada’s next innovation success stories be written, and what can we do to foster further innovation? What is the role of government in promoting innovation? | ||
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| Kim Furlong, Director, Federal Government Affairs, Amgen Canada | ||
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Linda Hasenfratz, Chief Executive Officer, Linamar Corporation
Tom Jenkins, Executive Chairman and Chief Strategy Officer, Open Text Roger Martin, Dean, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto |
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| 5:30 — 6:30 | Cocktail Reception with Michael Ignatieff | |
Saturday, March 27 2010
CHALLENGE 2: Real Life Issues for Canadian Families: How Do We Care?
Today’s families, and tomorrow’s, come in all shapes and sizes. “Sandwiched” between obligations to care for aging parents and school-aged children, more than ever Canadian families are facing financial worries about saving for retirement and for education for their kids. How do we give families the support they need to cope and thrive? What actions are required to help Canadians secure their retirements, while still providing economic security for their children, their parents, their neighbours and themselves?
| 8:30 – 9:00 | Challenge Overview | |
| Presented by David Dodge, former Governor of the Bank of Canada | ||
| 9:00 – 10:15 | Safeguarding Retirement Beyond 2017 | |
| Many Canadians are not saving adequately to protect their quality of life in retirement. Others thought they were, but have been hit hard by the recession. What actions are required to help Canada’s aging population safeguard their retirements and their peace of mind, and what leadership should the federal government provide? | ||
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| Christiane Bergevin, Executive Vice-President, Mouvement Desjardins | ||
| Speakers: Keith Ambachtsheer, Director, Rotman International Centre for Pension Management, University of Toronto and Co-Founder, CEM Benchmarking, Inc. Bernard Dussault, former Chief Actuary, Canada Pension Plan Ken Georgetti, President, Canadian Labour Congress Claude LeBlanc, Senior Vice-President, Group Savings and Retirement, Standard Life Bill Robson, President and Chief Executive Officer, C.D. Howe Institute |
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| 10:45 – 12:00 | How Do We Care: The Future of Health and Healthcare | |
| Few countries attach as much pride and national identity to a social program as Canadians do to healthcare. And yet, uncertainty about its future continues to grow. For the healthiest possible population in 2017 and beyond, what are the priorities in medical research, health promotion, disease prevention and healthcare system sustainability? | ||
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| Lucienne Robillard, former provincial and federal Cabinet Minister, including Minister of Health and Social Services for the Province of Québec | ||
| Speakers:
Dr. Alan Bernstein, Executive Director, Global HIV Vaccine Enterprise, New York, N.Y. and former President of Canadian Institutes for Health Research Dr. Marie-France Raynault, former Director, Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Université de Montréal and of the Léa Roback Research Centre on Social Inequalities in Health of Montréal Dr. William Reichman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Baycrest and Professor of Psychiatry, University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine |
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| 12:00 – 1:00 | Lunch | |
| 1:00 — 1:30 | Keynote Address: The Future of Canada’s Arctic and Its People | |
| Sheila Watt-Cloutier, former Canadian President and International Chair of the Inuit Circumpolar Council | ||
| Nobel Prize nominee, Sheila Watt-Cloutier treats the issues of our day – the environment, the economy, foreign policy, global health and sustainability – as a deeply interconnected whole. With a focus on solutions, she connects her audience with the realities of the Arctic, where Inuit today face profound challenges to their environment, their economy, their health and their cultural well-being. Drawing upon experience as a global leader, as well as her ancient culture, and from a position of strength, not victimhood, Watt-Cloutier is a powerful voice for common ground and the pursuit of a better future. | ||
CHALLENGE 3: Energy, Environment, Economy: Growth and Responsibility in 2017
Canadians appear ready to move beyond the dead-end policies of trade-off between the environment and the economy. A 21st-Century approach to energy could leverage Canada’s resources while protecting the environment and contributing to the global fight against climate change. But how do we make that leap, and what should Canadians expect of the federal government?
| 1:30 – 2:15 | Geopolitics and Canadian Interests in the North American Energy Market |
| What does a continental market mean for Canadian interests, business strategies and public policy goals? Have governments and business leaders thought through all the challenges and opportunities of Canadian energy in the marketplace of 2017? | |
| Speakers: Dan Gagnier, Chairman of the International Institute for Sustainable Development Michael Phelps, former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Westcoast Energy Inc. |
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| 2:15 – 3:30 | Clean Energy and Canada’s Potential in the Low Carbon World: What’s Missing? |
| Clean energy provides the key to Canada’s success, both in reducing emissions that cause climate change and in securing the green jobs of tomorrow. Our major trading partners are acting ambitiously to invest in clean energy. What should Canada do to achieve the right energy mix in 2017, and secure the environmental and economic benefits that will go with it? | |
| Moderator: Patrick Tobin, Director, Business Development, Americas, Rio Tinto Alcan | |
| Speakers:
Elyse Allan, President and Chief Executive Officer, GE Canada Satya Brata Das, Founder and Principal, Cambridge Strategies Steven Guilbeault, Co-Founder, Équiterre Nicholas Parker, Executive Chairman and Co-Founder, Cleantech Group |
CHALLENGE 4: The Creative and Competitive Economy
We are living in a rapidly changing digital age that is challenging traditional understanding of information, communication, economy and culture. In the decade ahead, what will be the impact of this rapid change on identity, language, citizenship and community? And what should be done today to build on Canada’s creative and competitive strengths?
| 4:00 – 5:30 | Culture and the Digital World |
| With computing capacity and new media development accelerating relentlessly, what will “culture” mean in 2017, and how should the government ensure Canadian creative expression continues to have access to Canadian and world audiences? How will we ensure Canadians have access to “their” stories? Will these objectives, and the measures traditionally used to pursue them, still matter in 2017? Other countries have adopted ambitious policies to develop their capacity to lead in a global, digital economy. What are Canada’s priorities, opportunities and challenges in the digital society and economy of tomorrow? | |
| Moderator: Senator Serge Joyal | |
| Speakers | |
| Glenn O’Farrell, Chief Executive Officer and Principal, GPO Corp
André Provencher, Chairman of the Board, Association des producteurs de films et de télévision du Québec and President, LaPresse Télé Sheridan Scott, former Commissioner of Competition, Competition Bureau of Canada |
Sunday, March 28 2010
CHALLENGE 5: A Strong Presence in the World of 2017: Commerce, Values, and Relationships
Our presence in the world matters more than ever, because in an increasingly unpredictable global economy, decisions taken all over the world can have a direct impact on our communities, our livelihoods and our environment. What bilateral or multilateral relationships need to be strengthened to enhance our national interest and quality of life? What are Canadians doing to make a positive difference in the world today, and how do we build on those successes?
| Series: Where will the World be in 2017? | |
| 8:30 – 9:00 | Africa in 2017, and Canada as Partner Robert Fowler, former Canadian Diplomat and the Special Envoy of UN Secretary-General to Niger |
| 9:00 – 9:30 | The Australian Experience in a Changing World Tim Gartrell, former National Secretary, Australian Labor Party |
| 9:30 – 10:00 | Canada-U.S. Relations in 2017 Derek Burney, former Canadian Ambassador to the United States |
| 10:30 – 12:00 | Canada’s Presence in the World of 2017: Where Are the Priorities? |
| Canadians sense our stature on the world stage is less than what it once was. But how do we move beyond the platitudes about “punching above our weight” to a principled, pragmatic and effective role as a middle power? What should the future hold for Canada’s military, diplomatic, development, trade, investment, business, scientific and academic relations around the world? | |
| Moderator:
Sujit Choudhry, Scholl Chair and Associate Dean, University of Toronto, Faculty of Law |
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| Speakers:
Jeremy Kinsman, former Canadian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom and former Canadian Ambassador to the European Union |
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| 12:00 – 1:00 | Lunch |
| 1:00 – 1:30 | Keynote Address: Asia’s Role in the World of 2017
Dominic Barton, Worldwide Managing Director, McKinsey & Co. |
| One of Canada’s most accomplished international business leaders, Dominic Barton is an authority on the emerging economic powers of Asia, particularly China. Having previously led McKinsey’s office in Korea, and serving as its Chairman of Asia, based in Shanghai, he has advised clients in a range of industries, helping transform institutions from local and regional players into global leaders. He will focus on macro-trends driving the astonishing pace of change in China, India and other Asian economies, and the implications for Canada. | |
| 1:30 – 2:30 | Canadians Making a Difference in the World |
| It’s not all about what the government does. Civil society organizations are major players shaping the world at ground level. And young Canadians are demonstrating inspiring leadership. What are their lessons for Canada’s presence in the world of 2017? | |
| Moderator | |
| Dr. James Orbinski, St. Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto and former President of the International Council of Médecins Sans Frontières | |
| Speakers: Yasmine Charara, Chair, Observatoire jeunesse Oxfam-Québec Ryan Hreljac, Founder, Ryan’s Well Foundation George Roter, Co-founder and Co-CEO, Engineers Without Borders | |
| 2:30 – 3:00 | Closing Keynote Address: Canada at 150: Rising to the Challenge |
| Michael Ignatieff, Leader of the Official Opposition and Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada |
